DELTON WILLIS

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Environmental Occupational Health and Safety Specialist & Industrial Hygienist

Years of Professional Experience: 23 Plus

Years of Active Duty Military Experience: 5

Education

B.S., Chemistry, Chicago State University

Certifications/Expiration Dates:

Health & Safety Confined Space Entry Certificate; Asbestos Supervisor MD. Exp.11/12; Asbestos Inspector MD, Exp.11/12); Virginia Asbestos Project Monitor, Exp. 11/11), Lead Risk Assessor (01/11), Lead Inspector (01/11), NIOSH 582 Microscopic Analyst Certification; OSHA 30 Hour Construction Certification Course sponsored by Code Red Safety Inc.

Professional Summary:

Worked as an Industrial Hygienist (IH) and/or Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist at many Federal agencies throughout Washington, D.C. National Capital Region (NCR); Project locations include, but not limited to: The U.S. State Department, Whitehouse Executive Office Building, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Pentagon (911 project), Navy Annex, Environmental Protection Agency ICC Building, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE,) and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Main Headquarters Offices.

Most recent contracted work as the Safety Manager Dec 2011 to January 2012 for American Cabling Company (ACC), a subcontractor under ADT Security Services Inc. The project location was Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport. ADT is the prime contractor for the installation and upgrade of the highly integrated platform for the new Controlled Access Security Systems and Digital Video Management Systems. Specifically, the Safety Manager was responsible for oversight of all safety matters to include training, inspections and audits, inventory of equipment, recordkeeping accident reporting and implementing safe work practices to prevent workplace injuries.

From May 2011 to Sept 2011 worked as the Safety and Occupational Health Lead for Total Environmental Concepts (TEC) Inc., work site location was Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC. The Safety Lead responsibilities were to facilitate and manage the installation’s safety program in compliance with the Department of Army Pamphlet and Army Regulation 385-10 and the Army Safety Program. The Safety Lead was also supervised safety professionals, to include assigning various work tasks such as drafting and updating regulatory programs, guides, and standard operating procedures. Additionally, the base Safety Lead briefed the Installation’s Base Commander, attended weekly staff meetings and was the subject matter technical expert for Occupational Health and Safety.

Prior to TEC, hired by Aerotek Inc., Staffing Agency from October 2010 to February 2011 assigned as contractor to Mabbett & Associates Inc. in the capacity as the government's Occupational Health and Safety Specialist / Industrial Hygiene representative. This was the first phase of a comprehensive renovation, restoration, asbestos abatement and demolition project located at the historical St. Elizabeth West Campus, home for the new construction of the Homeland Security Headquarters in Anacostia, Washington DC. Duties involved performing Occupational Safety and HeaIth (OSH) inspections, Industrial Hygiene (IH) Surveillance and Environmental Site Assessments in accordance with Federal and State regulations. Specifically, ensured personnel complied with OSHA's regulations regarding scaffolding safe work practices and construction design, personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection and protective clothing; Reviewed and approved construction of negative air pressure enclosure containment designs; Investigated and documented accidents/incidents to include near misses or mishaps potentially leading injuries. Reviewed hazardous material inventories of abatement contractors, material safety data sheets (MSDS) and ensured those materials were properly disposed at approved landfills or storage sites. Tracked and signed manifest transportation and disposal forms for the government; Conducted daily safety or IH briefing to the government's architectural and engineering staff on safe work practices, progress and performance. Additionally, ensured the asbestos abatement contractor complied with OSHA's Confine Space Entry Program / Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures, particularly when working in the underground tunnels throughout the facility.

British Embassy, Safety Manager/Industrial Hygienist, Washington D.C. Maxximus Environmental Inc. Rockville MD from November 2009 to March 2010 Hired for a short term contract (4mths) project providing oversight of complete renovation and removal of the Asbestos Containing Building Material from the building's heating engineering systems (boilers and ductwork insulation). Wrote technical reports with recommendations to help protect workers from potentially hazardous materials and processes; Identified gases, vapors or other potentially toxic materials, and collected air samples to ensure remediation operations did not over expose occupants or contaminate the work place environment.

Aerotek Inc. assignment from May 2009 to November 2009 to work the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a Safety Manager located in downtown Washington, D.C. Provided expertise in the following areas: Managed and updated Hazard Material Inventory; Developed and wrote Confined Space Entry Program procedures to include Lock-Out Tag-Out Program procedures; Provided Project Management and oversight of independent IH Contractors hired for specific IH monitoring and surveillance; Wrote technical proposals for procurement of IH service contracts; Performed worksite investigations to resolve occupant complaints of poor indoor air quality, Inspected office environments for ergonomics or engineering deficiencies; Provided daily support and guidance to DOE Facilities Engineering Department related to selection and reduction of potential hazardous materials, personal protective equipment and engineering designs to reduce potential occupational exposures.

Comar Associates Inc., from January 2008 through May 2009 government Occupational Safety and Health contractor with over 20 years of contracting support to DoD and other Federal agencies. Worked as Comar’s Safety Manager responsible for supporting the Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Safety Office programs located throughout the NCR. Performed as the Army Safety Office liaison. Scheduled annual walkthrough safety inspections, audits, and training classes by coordinating with the Army’s Collateral Duty Safety Officers for all Army Headquarter Command Groups. Conducted safety surveillance in accordance with AR 385-10 regulation and IH monitoring of workplaces, processes and systems; conducted accident/injury investigations and determined how such accidents or incidents might be prevented in the future; Investigated the adequacy of ventilation engineering designs through coordination with building engineering departments to resolve conditions that could affect employee health, comfort or performance; Wrote and reviewed Comar's Safety inspectors final reports with recommendations to eliminate or control work site exposures.

Additionally, performed quality control inspections in Military manufacturing environments and automotive workshops to minimize and/or alleviate production deficiencies. The technical reports written were sent to Army Safety Headquarters with recommendations to eliminate and control potential worksite exposures to personnel and/or the environment.

Short Term Goals: Obtain certification as Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHMM), Certifications as Industrial Hygiene Manager (CIHM), and re-certify 40 hour HAZWOPER course.

Military Service

Captain 0-3, Preventive Medicine Officer, U.S. Army, Active Duty 1/89 to 03/94

Desert Storm Southwest Asia Bronze Star Recipient

Representative Project Experience - 1989 to present

Industrial Hygiene & Training Inc. September 2006 through January 2008, worked as the Senior Industrial Hygienist managing projects to include Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) surveys in response to occupant complaints, assessments for mold and other hazardous contaminants, lead-based paint (LBP) inspections to include radiological testing with (XRF) instrumentation, and performed pre-occupancy inspections for all renovated office spaces destroyed during the September 911 catastrophe;

Washington, D.C. Public Schools, U. S. Soldiers (Retirement) Home and U.S. Census Bureau, Asbestos Abatement, Washington D.C. Project Manager and IH monitoring for asbestos abatement projects. Inspected and evaluated workplace environments, equipment, and practices, in order to ensure compliance with state and federal safety standards and asbestos management plans;

Baltimore Public Schools, Industrial Hygiene Services, Baltimore, MD. Performed asbestos inspections and provided training, education programs and supervision to junior level IH and safety personnel;

Versar Inc., - Springfield, VA – IH monitoring for a major 1 year asbestos abatement project in Washington DC (Apartment Building Complex, Connecticut Ave);

U.S. Naval Training Center, Asbestos Cleanup, Port Deposit, MD. Installed depth measuring stakes and film soil excavation procedures during a massive asbestos cleanup operation;

World Bank & International Monitoring Fund (IMF), Washington D.C. Conduced ventilation evaluations and carbon monoxide sampling of office spaces to assess indoor air quality issues.

U.S. Naval Hospital, Industrial Hygienist Services, Rota, Spain (GS 0690 -11). Staff Industrial Hygienist with the U.S. Navy with responsibilities that included implementation of the Navy Industrial Hygiene (IH) Program applications; IH surveillance included monitoring, ventilation engineering system design review, ergonomic evaluations, noise monitoring, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation inspections and hazardous material handling. Performed annual walk through inspections for: Naval Station workspaces to include Flight Hangers, Industrial Maintenance Facilities and Naval Command Centers, etc. Provided reports and briefed base the Commanders with recommendations for corrective actions to maintain Fleet readiness;

U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD (CHPPM), Industrial Hygiene, Landstuhl Germany (Captain -03). Environmental Science Officer / Industrial Hygienist conducted numerous baseline IH surveys and consultations at military installations both in the U.S. and Europe; Hazardous Material Manager for unit’s command responsible managing all aspects of hazardous material program; Deployed to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to conduct a comprehensive air pollution survey of the “Oil Fire Burnings” during the Gulf War; Receive Army Commendations (Bronze Star) for conduct above and beyond the call of duty; Completed numerous military unique occupational and environmental health training courses;

Soft Sheen Products Inc. Manufacturing company performing as an Analytical Chemist responsible for testing finished products (hair shampoos, relaxers pomades, etc.) and raw materials by the use of wet chemistry or analytical instrumentation (i.e. GC, IR and HPLC) methods. All products were inspected in accordance with the company’s manufacturing quality assurance specifications.

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